He now has to spend longer getting fit rather than looking at his durability (as Radford has alluded to) and before he can contribute effectively to the attacking and defensive structures they will be working on

do you??

our backroom staff will get him fit for when it matters, start of the season, its not unkown for players to come back to pre season carrying a little more weight than normal!

…. and it's not that uncommon after concussion injuries, apparently.

Nope never played , have you? He's not a boxer and he's hardly obese, think your getting a little excited over nothing that's all

A little more weight? Specsavers are recommended.

Kelly was like that when we signed him the first time, a year later he had helped us win another cup and was nominated for MOS. Just another jealous Rovers fans, who are determined to see him fail.

If he is like that late January then I'll worry, but very confident Hatton and his team will get him fit.

To be fair he usually comes back looking like that still 3 months to get in shape

Kelly's the most physical half in the league, I'd like to see him carrying some weight.

The guy has barely played in the last 12 months and is coming back from a potentially career threatening injury. He was hardly likely to come back in tip top shape

Don’t think anyone comes back in tip top shape Jake but you don’t expect a player to look obese.

do you use the same chip shop

No, I use the one where you get those shoulder chips

Obese bit over the top, looking at some of the bits of him on Hull Live I would hardly call him Obese, You wanna worry about some of your guys and there liking for napoleons till 3/4 in a morning

jack logan linked with london?

I based my comment on a photograph which definitely looked obese.

Not surprised you have to respond by referring to our players in that way. Smacks of my dad is bigger than your dad. Still if it makes you feel better.

mines fact, now can we keep on topic please, thank you, I still think we might see another player go? gut feeling , Already looking forward to the new season. COYH

Strong recruitment from Leeds, Saints and Warrington. Think that will be the top 3.

Players are out there, shame we haven't done any decent business to improve our 17.

Hope I'm wrong, but I don't see us challenging the top 5 next year.

We are restricted by the contracts to current players, but we have a load of cap coming free at the end of 2019 so would expect players of a similar stature to be getting approached by us for 2020

I'm guessing that we don't have a marquee signing for 2019. I think that this shows a slight lack of ambition given the current situation with our squad and salary cap.

Let's face, Leeds now have 2 marquee signings after their announcement today.

I'd have thought Kelly won't be far off being one - Leeds can probably afford 2 marquee signings because they're rebuilding from a much lower salary base.

I agree that Saints, Wire and Leeds all look like strong top 3 contenders. Cats, Wigan, Hudds and Cas will all be strong next season as well.


I'm concerned for the coming season because after a few seasons of fantastic recruitment, we've done virtually nothing. We're standing still in squad quality terms and, as we all know, standing still while all around us strengthen is actually going backwards in real terms.


It's not exactly doom and gloom but I see a very uneventful mid-table season which ends, in effect, the day that we're knocked out of the Challenge Cup.

the fc sentimentality once again full swing! i fear it will be our downfall again this coming season and for the first time in a few years, not looking forward to it as i think we will struggle to get anywhere near top 5, it seems that the club/coaches/owner owe those that helped us have great seasons in 2016/17 with extended deals when most of us fear its a season too far for some.

the likes of wigan and saints know when their players are done and not needed, we need to do the same!

We wouldn't have been if we didn't keep Talanoa and one of Manu or Mini, that would have given us cash and two
quota spots.

Coukd have used Griffin, Hakim or Dawson on the wing and signed two forwards.

Will fans stay patience im not sure we can afford another season like last year.

Our only chance is to keep our spine of Connor, Kelly, Sneyd, Houghton and Westerman fit

Our recruitment for 2019 has been abysmal.
Expect another struggle of a season, next year.